'The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch' by Konrad Ventana - New Novel Investigates the Loss of Beauty and Inspiration in Hollywood Neo-Noir

'The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch' by Konrad Ventana - New Novel Investigates
the Loss of Beauty and Inspiration in Hollywood Neo-Noir

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- From the very first page, to the final
departing scene, "The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch" by Konrad Ventana is a
riveting narrative that shines a detective's flashlight into the darkest
reaches of the human mind. Only this time it is not the usual hard-boiled
Private Detective who is called upon to find some hidden Truth, it is the
philosophical practitioner or "Perspicuous Eye" who is called upon to find the
lost Beauty. In this latest book release, Ventana takes the reader behind the
curtains into the fabulous theatrical world of Hollywood's most accomplished
movie moguls, who are striving to embrace the ultimate sources of their
creativity, while they struggle with their own psychological demons.

Not since Nathanael West's "The Day of the Locust" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's
"The Last Tycoon" has Hollywood and the motion picture industry been seen in
such a bold and illuminating light. Brimming with sexual intrigue,
eye-widening spectacle, and a host of recognizable characters, this latest
release by Konrad Ventana sets a new standard of relevance and transcendence
in postmodern literary fiction as it raises the bar for visual special effects
(VFX). A must-read for anyone who loves Hollywood stories, mystery novels, and
classic literature, although the ultra-contemporary setting of this astounding
new novel feels like it all happened just yesterday.

A compelling work of social criticism, "The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch" is a
treatise on existentialism, modernism, and the emergence of a radical new
brand of feminism: the feminist provocateur. Set in Hollywood Neo-noir, and
guided by an intrepid philosophical counselor (or life coach), we investigate
The Lost Love of the Latest Tycoon, examining the role of the muse, the
magnificent intemperate impulses of the femme fatale, and the allure of the
casting couch, as we witness the fall of an empire in the twilight of the
egoists. Blazing with eye-opening drama, keen psychological and insights, and
layers of literary pyrotechnics, not to mention VFX, the reader is at once
awed and entertained by this post-lux piece de resistance.

About the Author:
Using the pseudonym Konrad Ventana, literally "Bold Counsel through a Window,"
the author looks behind the scenes at the ideologies of our modern times and
examines the potential for future development. This is the second book of The
Post-Lux Trilogy (on artistic creativity), the first of which received Editors
Choice and Rising Star awards.

Author's Website: www.konradventana.com.

"The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch" (ISBN: 9781440158261) is available from:
www.iUniverse.com, www.bn.com, and www.amazon.com .

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*(Caption: Cover, The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch)

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SOURCE Konrad Ventana

E.M. Gordon, +1-818-726-3278, erlinda.gordon@gmail.com, for Konrad Ventana